Patents by Inventor Reinhard O. W. Burk

Reinhard O. W. Burk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Medical apparatus, especially for reducing intraocular pressure
    Patent number: 6142990
    Abstract: A medical apparatus especially for lowering intraocular pressure by acting on the Schlemm's canal and on the tissue of the trabecular meshwork directly in contact with the Schlemm's canal, including a probe containing a photoconductor which is curved or elastically or plastically deformable to a curved configuration and which is connected to a laser, the photoconductor having a surface coating having at least one emission window therein facing the inner curvature of the photoconductor, the emission window permitting a laser beam to issue from the photoconductor at an angle of 90.degree. to the curvature of the photoconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Heidelberg Engineering Optische Messsysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard O. W. Burk